Transcultural Caring Dynamics in Nursing and Health Care

Explores transcultural caring dynamics - ethical principles - transcultural context - universal sources - and developing a personal, cultural, and decision-making foundation. Offers transcultural tools for caring dynamics assessment - culture-value conflict assessment - spiritual-ethical communicative caring - caring choice - and communicative interaction. Uses self-awareness tools to help you students understand your personal beliefs and how those beliefs influence your assessments of and care planning for your patients. Illustrates concepts with 25 case studies, real-life stories of transcultural caring experiences, written by practitioners from around the world, followed by learning activities that reinforce mastery of the techniques of transcultural assessment and caring.